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Where Do We Want to Go? How Can We Get There?
The BRTB has adopted nine goals, with supporting strategies, performance measures, and perfor- mance targets. Together, these goals, strategies, measures, and targets will help the BRTB to guide, and to gauge the effectiveness of, transportation investments over the 2020-2040 period.
In developing goals, strategies, measures, and targets, the BRTB considered:
• federal, state, regional, and local requirements and policies, including MAP-21 (the federal autho- rizing legislation) and its regulations (described in Chapter 1)
• factors that could affect how the region’s transportation systems will perform over the next 25 years (discussed in Appendices B and C)
• comments and recommendations from the public at large and from BRTB advisory groups, includ- ing the Public Advisory Committee.
Appendix D lists the specific strategies the BRTB has adopted to advance regional goals and to make progress toward meeting performance targets.
Definitions
• A goal is a broad aspiration or guiding principle for the region (e.g., “Improve system safety”).
• A strategy is an approach or policy to help the region implement a goal (e.g., “Eliminate hazardous or substandard conditions in high-crash locations and corridors”).
• A performance measure is a specific metric the region can use to assess progress toward achiev- ing a goal (e.g., “Decrease number of highway fatalities”).
• A performance target is a specific level to be reached within a certain time frame (e.g., “Decrease number of highway fatalities to zero by 2040”).
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Regional Transportation Goals
Improve System Safety
Make conditions safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists.
Improve and Maintain the Existing Infrastructure
Improve the conditions of existing transportation facilities; systematically maintain and replace transportation assets as needed.
Improve Accessibility
Help people of all ages and abilities to access specific destinations.
Increase Mobility
Help people and freight to move reliably and efficiently.
Conserve and Enhance the Environment
Pass on to future generations the healthiest natural and human environments possible.
Improve System Security
Provide a secure traveling environment for everyone; improve the region’s ability to respond to natural or man-made disasters.
Promote Prosperity and Economic Opportunity
Support the revitalization of communities, the development of activity centers, and the movement of goods and services.
Foster Participation and Cooperation Among Stakeholders
Enable all interested and affected parties to participate and cooperate to find workable solutions.
Promote Informed Decision Making
Ensure that adopted transportation policies and performance measures guide the regional deci- sion making process.
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Regional Performance Measures and Targets
Consistent with MAP-21’s emphasis on performance-based planning, the BRTB has established several performance measures and targets. These will enable the BRTB to monitor and evaluate, over time, the performance of the region’s transportation system relative to the regional goals. Shown below are the adopted measures and targets for the region.
Regional Performance Measures – Emphasis Areas Required by MAP-21
System Safety – Roadways
(the following safety measures apply to all public roads)• Reduce serious injuries1 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to 3.0 by 2040.
• Reduce fatalities per 100 million VMT to zero by 2040.
• Reduce number of serious injuries to 676 by 2040.
• Reduce number of fatalities to zero by 2040.
System Safety – Transit
(the following measure applies to both MTA and local transit agencies)• Reduce number of preventable crashes2 per 100,000 revenue vehicle miles to zero by 2040.
System Conditions – Roadways and Bridges
• Maintain portion of state-owned roadway miles with acceptable ride quality3 at 82% or above.
• Maintain portion of structurally deficient state and local bridges below 5.0%.
System Conditions – Transit
• Maintain average age of MTA and local transit agency bus fleets4 below 7.0 years.
System Performance – Congestion
• Maintain portion of VMT in congested conditions5 on state-owned arterials during the evening peak hour (5-6 PM) below 25%.
System Performance – Freight
• Maintain average truck turnaround time at Seagirt Marine Terminal below 58 minutes.
System Performance – Emissions
• Maintain levels of VOC, NOx, PM2.5, and CO emissions at levels less than motor vehicle emission budgets in the State Implementation Plan.
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Measures Beyond MAP-21 Requirements – Accessibility
• Increase percentage of urban area6 state-owned directional roadway miles that have sidewalks (both sides of the roadway) to 25% by 2040.
• Increase bicycle/walk-to-work mode share7 to 5.0% by 2040.
• Increase average weekday MTA and local agency transit ridership (all modes) to 500,000 by 2040.
System Performance Report – State of the System
The following tables show the state of the region’s transportation assets and system conditions:
System Safety – Roadways
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Targets (2040)
Serious injuries per
100 million VMT 6.52 5.51 5.70 4.70 4.40 3.0
Fatalities per
100 million VMT 0.96 0.77 0.78 0.88 0.73 0
Number of
serious injuries 1,616 1,381 1,424 1,182 1,098 676
Number of
fatalities 238 193 195 221 184 0
System Safety – Roadways: Number of Fatalities by Mode
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Driver 143 117 127 139 101
Occupant 33 29 22 40 28
Pedestrian 58 44 42 39 52
Bicycle 4 3 3 2 3
System Safety – Transit: Preventable Crashes per 100,000 Revenue Vehicle Miles
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Target (2040)
Total, all modes 3.58 4.07 3.32 4.47 3.07 0
Local bus 2.41 3.49 2.61 2.43 1.49
Light rail 0.03 0.13 0.13 0.24 0.03
Metro (subway) 0.00 0.11 0.10 0.06 0.00
Paratransit /
taxi access 1.14 0.34 0.48 1.74 1.55
6 Urban area as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
7 Mode share data from the American Community Survey (U.S. Census).
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System Conditions – Roadways and Bridges
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Targets
Percentage of state- owned roadway miles with accept- able ride quality
82% 82% 83% 81% 82% Maintain
at 82%
Percentage of struc- turally deficient state and local bridges
7.3% 6.9% 6.6% 5.9% 5.5% Maintain
below 5.0%
System Conditions – Transit (MTA and Local Transit Agencies)
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Target (2040)
Average age of local
bus fleets (years) 5.6 4.6 4.5 4.1 n/a Maintain
below 7.0
System Performance – Congestion
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Target
Percentage of VMT in congested con- ditions on state- owned arterials (PM peak hour)
n/a 24% 26% 25% 25% Maintain
below 25.0%
System Performance – Freight
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Target
Average truck turnaround time at Seagirt Marine Ter- minal (minutes)
56.2 54.8 56.0 54.9 54.3 Maintain
below 58.0
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System Performance – Emissions 2017 2017
Target 2025 2025
Target 2035 2035
Target 2040 2040 Target NOx (tons per summer
day) 50.7 106.8 25.9 106.8 18.2 106.8 18.2 106.8
VOC (tons per summer
day) 26.5 41.2 18.2 41.2 12.0 41.2 11.6 41.2
CO (tons per winter day) 381.0 1,689.8 271.1 1,689.8 197.1 1,689.8 194.1 1,689.8 Direct PM2.5 (tons per
year) 887 1,218.60 538 1,051.39 448 1,051.39 441 1,051.39
NOx (tons per year) 19,294 29,892.01 10,002 21,594.96 7,742 21,594.96 7,344 21,594.96
Accessibility - Pedestrian / Bicycle
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Targets (2040)
Percentage of urban area directional roadway miles that have sidewalks
n/a 16.4% 16.5% 16.9% 17.3% 25.0%
Bicycle/walk-to-
work mode share n/a 2.9% 2.9% 3.0% n/a 5.0%
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Accessibility – Transit: Average Weekday Ridership (MTA and Local Transit Agencies)
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Target (2040)
Total, all modes 354,193 351,518 377,228 382,903 366,360 500,000
Accessibility – Transit: Average Weekday Ridership by Mode
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
MTA bus (local) 232,945 232,399 241,300 242,730 227,648
MTA bus
(commuter) n/a n/a 17,104 17,024 16,863
MTA light rail 27,824 26,358 27,582 27,253 27,537
MTA MARC train 32,458 32,604 32,785 33,696 36,685
MTA Metro
(subway) 45,564 44,938 48,532 51,018 50,712
MTA mobility /
paratransit 3,644 4,032 4,469 5,113 5,586
MTA mobility (taxi) 1,077 808 925 1,044 1,329
Local agencies [* – Carroll County and Annapolis data not available for 2011/2012.]
10,682 10,380 4,531* 5,026* n/a
